Generation Legacy Issue #13 "Genocide" - Part 1

[KaintheSeeker]

Yoshi smiles, “Cassie…”

“I see,” the fire dies as the other Yoshi throws the stick on the now dead fire. He continues speaking the voice taking on a feminine tone. Shadows enwrap the figure as it grows taller, a hood now covering the face, obfuscating the feature.

Yoshi takes Cassie’s hand, “Oh man this looks bad…”

“I created you,” she speaks, “I destroyed you, I recreated you… all my children for one purpose. Vengeance… I will not let some impudent child destroy everything I have worked for. Time is not infinite, and time is running out for creation. It is inevitable, Cassandra. I created you for greater things seeded your mind with what you needed to know, guided you and your friends towards a conflict that will bring about my vengeance. You are a tool, a tool of my vengeance. That is what you are, you are not a person, and you are a tool ready to be deployed for my vengeance… he may have forgotten, but he will remember and that will be his weakness. Then my other pawns will strike him down… that is the flow of time, that is where your journey will end,” the mysterious entity finishes.

"I see. Yet, I chose another path didn't I?" Cassie says as she takes Yoshi's hand and steps back. "that would say that I am more than you wish me to do. I an not just your tool, and I will not be that so long as you dance about in shadows hiding the truth." she looks to Yoshi. "Show me what you have to show me."

 

[Hammerhead]

Mrs. Mitchell replies, “Her real name, I doubt I even know her real name. I was her friend for a long time, we were close before… before a lot of things happened. I am not sure if I want to get into that right now with you, Ryan. This may be a simple matter for you, but this is, or was my life, and with everything that has happened in the last few days, I don’t have the energy for this.”

Don't have the energy? Life or death, end of the world, whatever else...and she doesn't have the energy. I guess she's been through a lot. "Sorry," Ryan says with a shrug.

Bishop speaks, “As far as the virus…”

“The virus, it isn’t exactly a virus… but it is what makes the difference between a baseline human and an elite… it won’t kill you. But it will make you something more then human. Of course I had no idea that she would unleash it upon the world like she did. Unlike a designed biological weapon the effects are actually variable and uncontrollable. With the very real side effect of genetic incompatibility within the same species… well. I mean you can’t mate a dog with a cat, it can be the same between elites even ones that look totally human,” she answers.

Bishop nods, “And the governments knows this, hence they are trying to stop the spread of the virus, by the next century baseline humanity will be extinct.”

Mrs. Mitchell sighs, “That is one prediction.”

"And she did this to create an army to stand against Overseer's? But hey, what about Billy and Isabella? She's pregnant. And you two were Elites, and Kelly's your daughter. And how are governments trying to stop the spread of the virus?"

 

[Mimic]

"Getting the information and researching about the Ebon Thorn is going to take time, no matter what route we take. With Genocide we know where and when he is going to be, I don't think we will have a better shot at capturing him then this." He says getting up. "Her staff might not be the Thorn, it could be anything really, until we have that information and a way to take it from her, any conflict we have with her is pointless."

"Ultimately the choice is up to you Mark," he says turning to the speedster. "You are the leader. Whatever you decide is fine by me but for now it has been a long day, I think I am going to my room to rest for a bit."

 

[Tokiwong]

"Getting the information and researching about the Ebon Thorn is going to take time, no matter what route we take. With Genocide we know where and when he is going to be, I don't think we will have a better shot at capturing him then this." He says getting up. "Her staff might not be the Thorn, it could be anything really, until we have that information and a way to take it from her, any conflict we have with her is pointless."

Gadget nods, "Red Witch is dangerous, we have to be careful whatever we do."

"Ultimately the choice is up to you Mark," he says turning to the speedster. "You are the leader. Whatever you decide is fine by me but for now it has been a long day, I think I am going to my room to rest for a bit."

Tina scowls, “I think we need to pick a target and fast, we don’t have much time.”

Kal adds, “I agree with Tina, Mark you’re the man; I am fine with whatever choice you make.”

Ryan

“Yes it is possible for elites to breed, though rare… as far as William and me, we were not elites when we conceived Kelly. But we were all exposed early on, including my daughter. We could be though of as the first generation, most of us infected before the comet. I did not know about the soldier agenda until recently…” she adds.

William nods, “How are they trying to stop the spread of the virus… No Return was one option, although all it ever amounted to was killing the elite exposed to the serum, and failing that driving them insane. Neuro was an early test victim for the drug… and you see how he has turned out. The United States has opened the doors to elites because they want to study them up close, but don’t think they are much better then the UN just less omnipresent. In the end baseline humanity is dying out, or it will be, and when it becomes noticeable to the general populace it will be too late.”

“That is assuming we survive this Overseer,” Mrs. Mitchell adds.

“But Cardinal has a plan for baselines as well… ever heard of Purity?” William asks Ryan.

Cassie

Yoshi blinks, “Uh show you? Show you what? I am just here to help you not get tricked… I had not planned for further then that.”

The figure speaks, “Foolish.”

 

[KaintheSeeker]

Cassie

Yoshi blinks, “Uh show you? Show you what? I am just here to help you not get tricked… I had not planned for further then that.”

The figure speaks, “Foolish.”

Cassie smiles as she reaches over to pat his cheek. "That's my Yoshi." she says softly as she looks to the other one. "So, who are you. Really."

 

[Tokiwong]

Cassie smiles as she reaches over to pat his cheek. "That's my Yoshi." she says softly as she looks to the other one. "So, who are you. Really."

“You know who I am, your mind is just too simple to realize it yet Cassandra,” she draws an green stained blade from the shadowed recesses of her cloak, “I know what Fortune showed you… and that fool paid for his interference. Rest assured you have no choice but to do what you were created for. Your friends rightly believe that you will help destroy Overseer… and you will. The only choice left to you now, is do you leave here doing what you must do, or will I have to break your spirit and force you to do as I please. I have worked too long bringing this vengeance to bear to have it squandered by the very tool I created.”

Yoshi gulps, “I don’t like where this is going…”

“I give you one last chance, Cassandra; your future is with me… you are like a daughter to me,” she finishes.

 

[Hammerhead]

"I take it the comet was some kind of cover or something while Cardinal unleashed the Elite virus, right? But what exactly is No Return? Some kind of Elite virus vaccine or antibody? And no, I haven't heard of Purity."

"By the way, how much of this does the UN know?"

 

[Tokiwong]

"I take it the comet was some kind of cover or something while Cardinal unleashed the Elite virus, right? But what exactly is No Return? Some kind of Elite virus vaccine or antibody? And no, I haven't heard of Purity."

“That would be my hypothesis on the comet,” using that celestial event as a cover provided easy fodder for the media. As far as Purity, it’s a baseline organization created by Cardinal, more correctly Metatron, to indoctrinate baseline humanity for eventual acceptance of the elite supremacy. A pseudo-religious support group with the sole purpose of creating pliable and reliable baseline followers. All under the cover of a baseline support group for dealing with elites,” Bishop explains.

"By the way, how much of this does the UN know?"

“How much does the UNJE know? Probably everything I just told you and more. Of course by now any traces of their involvement in No Return is most likely unavailable; but the brain child of Dr. Hudabo still exists I am sure just not on record,” William adds.

Mrs. Mitchell speaks, “No Return attacks the nanomachines that accompany the virus affectively shutting them down. The body begins to break down because a true baseline human can’t handle the changes without assistance. I invented the technology for the machines, more precisely organic robots no larger then human blood cells.”

Bishop raises a brow, “Now that I did not know. I would have pictured your husband as the brilliant mind behind that.”

“Of course, I never wanted to be in the spotlight, my husband was a low level cyberkinetic; most of his brilliant ideas were mine, but it was easier to raise my daughter and distance myself from that if I allowed him to take the credit, he was smart… I just helped him look smarter,” Mrs. Mitchell adds.

Bishop frowns, “So elites have these nanomachines in our bodies?”

“Yes, they help decrease cellular death, make us virtually immune to most mundane disease, regulate our bodies, and even enhance our life spans. We recover from physical injury much easier then baseline humans; that was all by design,” she sighs, “providing the perfect specimens for the virus. Now if you will excuse me, I need to rest.”

Bishop walks to the door, “Of course Sheila, Ryan shall we?”

 

[Hammerhead]

"Of course," Ryan says, snapping his fingers as he stands to leave. "All this talk of drugs and conspiracies made me forget about that little group. Thanks Mrs. Mitchell," Ryan says as he leaves with Bishop. I'm not sure how much of this I believe. Some of it is probably true, some of it might be fiction, and a lot might rest somewhere in between. Why can't I talk to someone more trustworthy, like Chaos?

"So I don't have any cool nanomachines in my body? That's too bad," Ryan remarks as he walks with Bishop. "But why would Cardinal create an Elite supremacy group, especially one that seems to masquerade as some kind of hate group? Besides, I thought Elite supremacy was your department, not hers," Ryan says.

 

[Tokiwong]

"So I don't have any cool nanomachines in my body? That's too bad," Ryan remarks as he walks with Bishop. "But why would Cardinal create an Elite supremacy group, especially one that seems to masquerade as some kind of hate group? Besides, I thought Elite supremacy was your department, not hers," Ryan says.

Bishop stops outside the door, “Elite supremacy is a means to an end, if you don’t understand that by now then I doubt you have been paying attention or just playing dumb. At this stage I don’t know the full ins and outs of Purity, but if you want to know why I am sure you could try and get an audience with Metatron and he could educate you immensely on the subject.”

“As far as the nanomachines, that is a new one for me as well,” he says glancing back at the door.